Michelle Obama chose a shimmery-blue gown for the state dinner
Wednesday night honoring Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his
wife, Margarita Zavala. It had a one-shoulder silhouette, similar to
the one Mrs. Obama wore to her husband's inaugural balls.

Lena Horne, whose signature song was "Stormy Weather," was remembered
at her funeral on Friday as a shy girl from Brooklyn who fought racism
for decades to emerge as a world-class singer and social activist.